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The Cost of Courage -- America's physicians, sworn to protect their patients from harm, increasingly face a surprising obstacle -- their own hospitals. Instead of praise and support, they can find themselves shunned, and even dismissed. An investigation by the Post-Gazette Staff Writer Steve Twedt.
 


In late October, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette ran a series on health care and medical liability issues - looking at the obstacles faced by physicians.

Steve Twedt
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Day 1: The Cost of Courage: How the tables turn on doctors
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03299/234499.stm

Day 2: The Cost of Courage: When right can be wrong
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03300/234531.stm

Day 3: The Cost of Courage: Centre County hospital critics soon unwanted
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03301/234729.stm

Day 4: The Cost of Courage: Doctor says whistleblowers need more protection
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03302/235115.stm

Editorial: The hospital canker: Lawmakers need to protect physician whistleblowers
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03307/236177.stm

 

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